I am so many things, it's hard to put it into words. I am many things you may love, many things you may despise, and there are many labels you can put on me. I am a woman. Yes, born of the female gender, but don't call me a bitch, because I am kind. I am educated. I graduated with honors with a BA in Secondary English Education, and I am working on my Master's. I hope someday to obtain my PhD, but don't call me a nerd; I am intelligent. I am a teacher. Yes, I touch the future. But don't call me overworked and underpaid; I get the greatest compensation of all when I am there and someone FINALLY gets it! I am a wife and a mother. My husband is Saudi and our daughter is beautiful. But don't call me overprotective. I am loving. I am also Muslim. I was raised Presbyterian, and it is my choice to be a Muslim now. But don't say I am a terrorist, for I love peace and goodwill. I became a Muslim before I married, but my husband did not force it on me. I choose to wear hijab to cover my head, but don't call me oppressed...I am free.

So many things, and feel free to call it as you see it, but be careful to call it with TRUTH. That is all I ask, and I will bestow the same respect to you.